The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-01-19
An Ordinance.
To Raise Supplies for Tie Town of Ab-
beyiile, S. G., 70: the Year 1857.

DE IT ORDAINED BY THE INrEN DANT
ID and WardpnS OF the Town Of AhhcVilic,
s. G.. in Council assembled. and by authority
of the same, That Il tax for the sums ami III
the manner hereinafter named Si!a:l hc raised
and paiG. into The treasury of she Town Eoun-
Gil for the uses and purposes thereof for the
year 1857.
SECTION |. On every one hundred dollars
of the cash value OF all rra! and personal g..
tate within thu incorporation ri The said Town
Of Abbcvile tie sum OF fifteen cents
SEC > On each billiard and pool tah" q"
Ten pin alley kept for hire the sum OF Twenty
five Dollars on the first table Or allt% and
Tweuty-tive Dollars for each table or alley
more than one kept by the same owner. TN
each b%gal"ilc table kept Tor hire thc sum OF
Fii.cen Dollars.
SIC. B. For each license to retail Spirituous
LIQUORS in the Town Ot ibhcviilc the sum o!
Two Hundred Dollars Tor the year, beg nning
with tine first day OF January. 1857, and end,
in. the first day o. Jan tiIry. lSSS. Ih" said
sums payable in three equal inSlaim"ntS in
advance. said dealer or dealers to give bond
and security for payment OF Silld sum OF mon
cy and if at any time during TIE year III" said
dealer or dealers should go oct uf business the
whole aEloant of TWo iiumGrCd Dollars Shall
Immediately become due and payable, and
amy person o. persons duin" hu> mess the
whole OF any Part of the yCur shall pay the
whole sum of Two Hundred itllarS.
J. SEC. !. That all niac persons between the
ages Of sixteen and iiny years, except liIo""
physically unable to earn "a support, are i!thlr
on the roads, sidewalks, ANA streets withiH
the Incorporation of Tie Town Of .\bDcvi!!"
five days under the direction o! the Town
Council. The Communication for said road dli-
iy 10 be the sum of Two nn.lnrS 10 be laid ut
the time of payment of other taxes, 20 wit, on
or before til" first day of MarcII. All persons
refusing or failing 10 WCrk I'VE full days To TIC
accepted and approved by the Council or ray
the ab.vc cOmnutaiiOn shall be liable tO pay
such fine and penalty as the Council may im-
pose.
/ SEC. ). That all itincrant auction cCrS. ped.
dlcrS. and other transient persons. except
vcndcrS of farm produce raised in The t"un-
ty. offering at retail any goods whatsoever for
sale. shall pay Il license OF not more than
Twenty-Five Dollars nor less than one Dollar
per day.
! SEC. &. That all circuscs shall pay a license
| of One Hundred Dollars for each and every
exhibition: and all other shows, including
wnnt ar.' com 'noMlr known Il, sid"-*huws at
tachcd 10 Il circus, SiIrtl pay Il license at rot
more than Fifty nor less than Two Dollars for
each exhibition.
SEC. :. That all returns shall he made un-
der cath on or before IN" first day OI fchru-
AIRY, ISL ana all taxes shall Inc dr.r a:.d pay.
able on or bciO:c the first day Oi March. 1887.
II amy person ~ persons shall rciu'r or nt"E-
lcci payment OF fhc taxes herein levied with
in the time specified the Tfcu>ury OF the
Town Council is hcrch' authorized and rr-
quircd to add twenty per ""MtrDt pCn;'itr. and
If the tax with ihr penalty - not paid within
thirty days thCrcaitcr 1t shall hr tive duty Oh
, the Treasurer of Ill" tounci! To Issue cXccu-
ti"nS therefor immediately and c"iirrt The
same by due process "t law, n provided in
th" charter of said Town Of .Nhhcvi!ic.
/ SEC. :. The Town Council or Il Yu"rnm
thereof shall con&tiIUt" Il huard uf ;,S.".$rrS
t" atliX the value oi PROPERTY returned !nr
taNaiIuG.
sc. .. Itany person orrcrSons ShaI rrfu'"
or n"GiCct tn in;k"a return q: i'iilf ;'nrriY
for taxation within tho time rrt>c'ib Il I"Tc.
III, Inc return of l"st year with twenty l"r
ccIlium added shall iu GUrnicu ai!l taken i,r
the Treasurer la t." the true Niwc OF thrlr
property Tor taxation uIIt, il shall be assessed
al Hat rai".
Done and Ratified in Council and In" seal OF
The Town Council ai.i%sd his day of jan
uary, eighteen hundred and cI"i;;N seven.
". T.. MCGOWAN.
JONES +. MILLER, Iutgudaut.
Secretary.
Jan. ), 1857.